18 Jesus asked, "What is God’s kingdom like? To what can I compare it?
19 It’s like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in a garden. It grew and developed into a tree and the birds in the sky nested in its branches."
20 Again he said, "To what can I compare God’s kingdom?
21 It’s like yeast, which a woman took and hid in a bushel of wheat flour until the yeast had worked its way through the whole."
22 Jesus traveled through cities and villages, teaching and making his way to Jerusalem.
23 Someone said to him, "Lord, will only a few be saved?" Jesus said to them,
24 "Make every effort to enter through the narrow gate. Many, I tell you, will try to enter and won’t be able to.